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名詞

macrocollum (uncountable)

1. (historical) A variety of paper in Ancient Rome, measuring a foot and a half in width.

別の表記

• macrocolum

Latin

語源

From Ancient Greek μακρόκωλον (makrókōlon), from μακρός (makrós). (This etymology is missing または incomplete. Please add to it, または discuss it at the 語源 scriptorium. Particularly: “what are the Greek roots?”)

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈkol.lum/, [mäkrɔˈkɔlːʲʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈkol.lum/, [mäkroˈkɔlːum]

名詞

macrocollum n (genitive macrocollī); second declension

1. large-sized paper, royal paper
   • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 13.25.3:

     Sed tamen ego non despero probatum iri Varroni, et id, quoniam impensam fecimus in macrocolla, facile patior teneri.

     However, I don't despair of winning Varro's approval; and, as I have gone to the expense of a large paper copy, I should like to stick to my plan.